Improvement



E. J. GREEN.

Running-Gear.

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EDWVIN J. GREEN, 'OF VALPARAISO, INDIANA.

iMPROVEMENT IN JOiNT-BODIED BUGGIES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 23,567, dated April 12,1859.

To all whom, it ntay concern:

Be it known that I, EDWIN J. GREEN, of Valparaiso, in the county ofPorter and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in the Combination of Joint-Bodied Buggies; and I do herebydeclare that the following is a full, clear, and

exact description of the construction and operation of the same,reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which Figure 1represents a longitudinal vertical section through said buggy. Fig. 2represents an end view of the same from the rear end. Fig. 3 representsa perspective view of the axles and of the frame. Fig. 4 represents adetached portion, hereinafter to be described.

To enable others skilled in the art to make and use my invention, I willproceed to describe its construction and operation.

A represents the body of the buggy.

B represents the bottom piece of the body.

0 represents a circular plate which is secured to the lower side of thebottom B.

D represents a circular plate which is fitted t0 the lower side of theplate 0. The plateD is formed with two brackets a. The plates 0 and Dare bolted to the piece B by means of the kin g-bolt E, but in such amanner that the plate D only can tl1111,Wl1ll6 the plate 0 serves as thebearing for the plateD to turn on. The king-boltE bears against theplate D by means of the shoulder h, and it is formed at its center withan eye for the admission of the shaft G, which is connected with thesprings of the front axle. The shaft G has its bearings within thebrackets a, and can turn therein freely.

F represents the two forward springs of the carriage. They are welded tothe forward portion of the shaft G and diverge thence to ward the frontaxle and partly around the same, and they are secured to the lower sideof the front axle L by means of screw-bolts or otherwise, or they mayconnect with a s pringbar attached to the axle. The shaft G and springsF may be connected by means of screwbolts or rivets. In that case theshaft G is formed as represented in Fi 4: and the springs are secured tothe two springs c. This method I make use of in the execution offullsized carriages as being the better and cheaper way.

(1 represents a rod or shaft, which passes across and through the twosides of the car riage-body. To the ends of this rod are hinged the tworear springs H of the carriage, which embrace the projections g of thesides by means of their forked ends h. The lower ends of the springs Hare secured to the rear axle K in a similar manner as those of thesprings F are to the front axle L. N represents two longitudinalpieces,which are secured to the straight parts of the springs H. Theyare connected together by means of the cross-pieces m.

0 represents a semi-elliptic spring, which is secured to the under sideof the seat 1? and the ends of which rest upon the pieces N, thussupporting the rear part of the carriage-body.

Q and R represent two diagonal rods the lower ends of which are securedto the axle K by means of the screw-bolts which serve to seto preventsaid axle from being thrown angling when the load is placed on one sideof the seat instead of in the center or equally over the whole length ofthe seat.

S represents a curved brace, which at one end is secured to the middleof the rod (1 and which at its other end is secured to the king bolt Eby means of screw-nut O. This brace is intended to hold the lower end ofthe kingbolt against any sudden jars or jerks which might tend to breakthe same.

From the foregoing description it will be seen that by attaching thecircle on which the front axle turns directly to the body of thecarriage, instead of securing it to the center of the axle, the carriagecan be turnedishorter, as by this construction the front wheels arefarther removed from the carriage-body than heretofore; second, by usingthe two springs F the weight is removed from the center of the frontaxle, which can therefore be made considerably lighter; thirdly, byusing the swivel arrangement in combination with the turning plate D thecarriage can be driven over rough ground without straining anypart ofthe springs or runningear any more than it would on level ground.

Having thus fully described the nature of is welded or otherwise securedto said springs,

nlyinvention, whatI claim therein as new, and desire to secure byLetters Patent, is

1. Connecting the front axle of a carriage to the body by means of aswivel-joint composed of shaft G, king-bolt E, turning plate D,andstationary plate 0, when the latter is secured directly to the body ofthe carriage, substantially in the manner and for the purpose hereindescribed.

2. Connecting the front springs to the coupling or reach by means of theshaft G, which as herein represented.

3. In combination with a hinged carriagebody, the braces P and Q, forthe purpose of preventing the rear axle from being thrown angling whenthe carriage is loaded heavier on one side than on the other,substantially in the manner herein described.

, EDWIN J. GREEN.

WVitnesses:

PHILO A. PORTER, JOHN C. THOMPSON.

